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Teams named for round two of the NRL (all times local).

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Eels' chase for Pritchard adds bite to Dogs clash

Frank Pritchard.

Adrian Proszenko Parramatta have made a play for Canterbury forward Frank Pritchard in a move that will add further spice to Thursday night's clash between the arch rivals.

St George Illawarra Dragons v Brisbane Broncos

Justin Hodges.

WIN Stadium, Wollongong, Friday 8.05pm (AEDT)

Better late than never as Warriors bag first win

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Nathan Burdon DUNEDIN: The Warriors have broken their pre-season drought with a tough victory over the Broncos. The Kiwi franchise made a winning debut under the Forsyth Barr Stadium roof with a 16-10 win.

Live: St George Illawarra Dragons v Brisbane Broncos

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James Polson Join League HQ for full live match commentary as the Dragons take on the Broncos at WIN Stadium.

Trial teams

Host of big-name NRL recruits to debut

Braith Anasta

A host of big-name off-season signings including Ben Te’o, Dave Taylor, Michael Jennings, Scott Prince and Braith Anasta will debut for their respective NRL clubs in trial matches this weekend.

Eels not alone in bid to lure Norman south

Corey Norman

Michael Chammas, Brad Walter PARRAMATTA will have to fight off bids from St George Illawarra and Penrith to lure Corey Norman from Brisbane for next season.

The all-important spine

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Michael Chammas You can't win a premiership without a good 1,6,7 and 9. We talk to Luke Patten, Greg Alexander, Steve Mortimer and Dean Young about the combinations at each club.

Positions, decisions - time is almost up for tough calls

Michael Chammas

Michael Chammas Michael Chammas looks at the 10 most contentious positions still up for grabs in this weekend's trials.

Glenn Jackson

Clubs restack from backs to their packs

Sonny Bill Williams

Glenn Jackson PREMIERSHIP teams are bred not bought, or so the saying went the last time Sydney Roosters went on such a spree.

Seize the day: Titan on radar for Blues

Brad Walter THE next NSW playmaker may be chosen from under the Queenslanders noses, with Blues coach Laurie Daley impressed by Gold Coast five-eighth Aidan Sezer at the recent Emerging Origin camp.

Mason chosen for NRL All Stars

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Controversial Newcastle prop Willie Mason has received a shock call-up to the NRL All Stars team for rugby league's showpiece pre-season clash against the Indigenous All Stars.

Bennett pulls off surprise as Mason picked for Stars clash

Willie Mason

SPRUIKING has never been a problem for Willie Mason. But the usually softly spoken Wayne Bennett thought he'd talk up the reborn Newcastle forward anyway in Brisbane on Wednesday.

Inglis shows he's a leader off the field as well as on

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Brad Walter NRL culture and diversity manager Mark deWeerd was planning last weekend's inaugural Indigenous players camp when he received a call from Greg Inglis.

Titans down Warriors in NRL trial

Jim Morton The Warriors have lost their NRL trial to the Gold Coast 42-24 and could also lose impact forward Sione Lousi to a serious knee injury.

Titans down Warriors

Sione Lousi

Jim Morton A serious knee injury to impact forward Sione Lousi soured Matt Elliott's first game in charge of the Warriors on Saturday night.

Live: NRL All Stars

Greg Inglis

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League

Cap rise won't help Titans' bid for Lyon

Manly Sea Eagles vs the North Queensland Cowboys at Allianz Stadium.3. Jamie Lyon on the runPhotography Brendan Espositosmh,14th september,2012

Brad Walter A $1.4 million increase to this year's salary cap is expected to be approved within days by NRL players, but cashed up Gold Coast officials don't believe it will help their bid to entice Jamie Lyon...

League

Myles, Bird named Titans co-captains

GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 16:  Greg Bird of the Titans runs with the ball during the round six NRL match between the Gold Coast Titans and the St George Illawarra Dragons at Skilled Park on April 16, 2010 on the Gold Coast, Australia.  (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images) bird, titans, getty.

Both arrived at the Gold Coast eager to ditch the "NRL bad boy" tag. Now Nate Myles and Greg Bird have another title - Titans co-captains.

League

Maroons' seventh heaven upstages Storm's surge to the title

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 30:  Cameron Smith and Cooper Cronk of the Storm celebrate at full-time after winning the 2012 NRL Grand Final match between the Melbourne Storm and the Canterbury Bulldogs at ANZ Stadium on September 30, 2012 in Sydney, Australia.  (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Steve Jancetic Melbourne finally secured some tangible evidence of their NRL dominance in 2012, but unlike the Storm, nothing will ever wipe Queensland's unprecedented run of success from the history books.